St. Nicholas Cathedral in Kyiv damaged amid Russian missile attack
Photo: windows in the St. Nicholas Cathedral in Kyiv were smashed by falling debris (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
As a result of a Russian missile attack in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv, the St. Nicholas Cathedral was damaged. Windows in the historic building were smashed and stained glass windows shattered.
St. Nicholas Cathedral is located in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv, which suffered the most from today's Russian rocket attack. The building opposite the cathedral, the Toronto Business Center, sustained more damage due to the falling debris.
However, the blast wave damaged the facade of stained glass windows on the St. Nicholas Cathedral, an architectural monument of national importance. The photo was taken by the Ukrainian International Institute for Reconstruction.
Photo: St. Nicholas Cathedral in Kyiv, including stained glass windows, was damaged in the attack (facebook.com/uiir.org)
The blast wave also damaged the windows of the administrative building of the National House of Music, which is located next to the church.
RBC-Ukraine visited the scene and showed what damage the church of St. Nicholas received.
Photo: broken windows in the St. Nicholas Cathedral on December 20, 2024 (facebook.com/uiir.org)
Photo: the facade of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Kyiv on December 20, 2024 (facebook.com/uiir.org)
Photo: the facade of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Kyiv on December 20, 2024 (facebook.com/uiir.org)
Photo: utility workers repair the consequences of Russian attack near St. Nicholas Cathedral (facebook.com/uiir.org)
RBC-Ukraine also filmed the aftermath of the Russian shelling. The video shows the destruction in the Toronto Business Center, which is located opposite the church. The business center has smashed windows, a damaged facade, and a heavily damaged roof.
Reference
St. Nicholas Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral. Built in 1899-1909 by Ukrainian and Polish architect Vladyslav Horodetskyi, it is the only neo-Gothic building in Kyiv.
In September 2021, the whole world started talking about St. Nicholas Cathedral. A fire broke out in the building. This emergency became one of the main topics in the media. Unlike Notre Dame, with which the Kyiv church was often compared in those days, the building (except for the roof) was almost completely intact. But its unique organ was completely burned down. In the days after the fire, Ukrainian companies raised a total of about UAH 25 million to restore the church.
Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv
Today, at around 7 a.m., Russia launched a combined missile attack on Kyiv. Russia fired 5 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles at Kyiv. All Russian missiles were shot down, but the debris caused damage and destruction in several districts of Kyiv. In total, 12 citizens have sought medical assistance. One person was killed.
Read more about the Russian attack on Kyiv and its aftermath in RBC-Ukraine's report.
